According to a bill presented Tuesday in Australia, the giants Meta, Google and TikTok will have to pay local media or risk being financially penalized.
Published on: 04/28/2026 - 04:52 Modified on: 04/28/2026 - 07:50
The Australian government presented a bill on Tuesday April 28 to put in place heavier sanctions against tech giants Meta, Google and TikTok in order to force them to enter into agreements with local media to remunerate them.
Traditional media are struggling to survive in many countries as more and more readers turn to free social networks.
According to supporters of the bill, these platforms attract users with information and thus capture advertising revenue that should go to the media.
According to Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Meta, Google and TikTok will initially be able to enter into commercial agreements with local media.
If they refuse, they will have to pay an amount equivalent to 2.25% of their turnover in Australia, he added, specifying that this money would be redistributed to the news media sector.
“Large platforms cannot evade their obligations” towards the media, already established by a previous law, insisted Anthony Albanese.
The new text should also prevent tech giants from simply removing news content from their platforms. Meta and Google have already used this process in the past in other countries.
According to the University of Canberra, more than half of Australians use social media as a source of information.
With AFP
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